The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have confirmed the three players shortlisted for their 2019 Men's Player of the Year prize, with Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in the running for the award alongside Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez.
CAF confirmed the decision on their Twitter account with the following video, along with the three players in the hunt for the women's prize—Valerenga's Njoya Ajara, Barcelona's Asista Oshoala and Beijing BG Phoenix's Thembi Kgatalana:
CAFud83dudea8 And then there are 3u20e3! ud83cuddeaud83cuddec @MoSalah @LFC - @Pharaohs ud83cudde9ud83cuddff @Mahrez22 @ManCity - @LesVerts ud83cuddf8ud83cuddf3 Sadio Mané @LFC - @FootballSenegal Who will be crowned the best in Africa on the 7th of January In Hurghada?